Official Name: | Muqaylibah |
Native Name: | المقيليبة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 33.3525°N 36.2036°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Rif Dimashq |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Markaz Rif Dimashq District |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Kiswah |
Population Total: | 5,022 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Muqaylibah (Arabic: مقيليبة) is a Syrian village located in Markaz Rif Dimashq District, Rif Dimashq.[1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muqaylibah had a population of 5,022 in the 2004 census.[2] To its north are Marana, Kawkab, and the 100th Regiment Base, to its east is al-Kiswah, to its south is Al-Taybah and to its west are Deir Khabiyah and Zakiyah.
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Muqaylibah's population as being Sunni Muslims.[3]